Yun-suk watches Hye-Rin as she rushes out of the car and stand in front of the stadium boldly, and laughs softly. He gets out of the car and stands behind her, covering her body with his fluffy red coat, smiling gently. "You know Hye-Rin, you're not in that forsaken tower anymore. You can't just walk around like that and expect that people can't see you bare...". The coats slowly starts to adjust itself around her body, her chains and shackles moving off of her and tying themselves around her waist over the coat like a belt, which made her look as though she was wearing a fluffy dress. Hye-rin's cheeks turn slightly red, her voice still cold. "You didn't have to. I could've just made myself a dress, you know.."
"I know, but what kind of an emperor would that make me look like?"
"The type who treats his enemies like absolute shit now that he's the ruler."
"Exactly. And I don't want to look like that, especially when there are still rebellions trying to dethrone me.", he smiles innocently. I absolutely hate this man...
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THE GRAND SENSHINO STADIUM
People from every province as well as different nations had gathered in this stadium, from where people could see the great Shuffle and were seated.
The Hunters, The Scavengers, The Peace, The Ecstatic, The Warrior, The Aerial Knights, The People of Sand,The Royalty and of course, The Outlanders. Honestly, who came up with this whole bull of separating nations on this of paths?! I mean, come on. I'm sure you must already know what all complications this brings. What if someone is born into The Hunters but actually wishes to live like The Peace? In that case, they are called traitors of the nation they're born in but the good thing is, the nation of the path that they choose, they're very much welcomed there. It's not easy to leave the place you were born, be okay with the title of a traitor as well as the disgrace of your family and be banished. That's why they who leave their land for another are generally regarded as more brave ones, which I agree to.
I'm sure you also want to know why there is a nation for "The Royalty". But I'll keep that information for a different time altogether. But just to give a brief, this path was created by some great guy who fought hard to survive in this world without having any powers and basically was blessed the Eternally Divine. And the people of this nation carry his "lineage" only to realise that even as descendants, they don't have the powers he obtained. Only the people to carry his bloodline were then throned and others...became peasantry. Truly tragic. The last emperors were cruel as I heard, but not my father. My father raised me very well and with a lot of love. I lived a great life, even in military, respected by everyone as I earned my title of grand general of the whole nation. Wonderful times, really..
Hye-Rin was escorted alongside Yun-suk to the highest level of the stadium, along with all the Heads of the Nation. It took sometime for her to realise that she had been switched into her Grand General's outfit, her swords hanging behind her back and her gun placed in her hand. (I mean, wouldn't you be if you were just giving one long monologue two paragraphs long?)
"I've only given you this because the other heads wanted to see you, after all you are quite a wanted being in many nations. You did kill all those people, and now you have become a prisoner too."
"That's because they did wrong."
"No my dear, you were fighting for the wrong side. Now act nice and humble so that they don't decide to throw you back in that godforsaken tower now. Unless you want that~"
"I'll be..prim and proper."
"Good." Yun-suk smiled cheekily as the two entered a grand room floating right above the stadium, the view picturesque. And there, was a grand circular table, 15 people already seated and chatting heartily. But then there was silence. Everyone could see a beautiful, well dressed, well armed, extremely skilled and powerful, the grand general who had massacred so many to reach that position, a murderer who had yet to atone for her sins by entering that pit which they all agreed would be her death, a lovely beautiful, godly Hye-Rin. The only person to be alive who had blood that coursed through her body come out to be blue when it bled, when it forms a shield for her, only person who never had to wear any armour for horrific wars.
"You actually brought this blue blooded murderer up here in front of our eyes, how lovely. You succeeded..", spoke a woman wearing a big black fancy dress, her hair covering her right eye. Lady Shi, also referred to as "Ace of Hunters" or rather "Lioness". The leader of The Hunters. Known for killing quite a number of beings within the blink of an eye with accuracy and precision using ten kunai manifestations. The real image of a strong and independent woman, true to her nature and loves hidden gems.
Shi stood up, a small smirk on her lips, the shade of her lipstick dark maroon, matte and a tint of red at the edges. She walked, every clack of her heels, magnifying the authority and power of her very presence, towards Hye-Rin and smiled condescendingly. "If only you'd accepted being a true hunter considering your skills and traits.."
The look in her eyes grew darker and dark mist started to spread across the room. Her face started to crack and the cracks started to turn black, her eyes now glowing green from rage,staring into Hye-rin's eyes, swords appearing and surrounding her neck. Shi's voice started crackling "You knew you were meant to be a hunter, yet you rejected our help and agreed to be locked up in Death's Tower for over 5 months... Now answer me.. WHY?! Why did you turn down your own true kind?! You know that you were meant to be with the Hunters! And we all know that you aren't a family person, everyone present in this room knows that you have no loyalty to your kin, no matter how much you try to lie about it.. your blood says it all... so why?"
"I'm not meant to be with the Hunters. I would've felt kinship when we first met then, Shi. You know that. It's true, I don't feel that my family's my family. But your acceptance to proposal that I never made doesn't either. I feel closer to the Peace more than you, but because they're a true challenge to fight. Shi, I have the potential, but not the determination."
"Liar! How dare you say that?!"
Yun-suk weilded his blade against Shi's neck, the look on his face, grim. "I suggest you stop harassing my beautiful prisoner and we decide on the final thing. Who all here want Hye-Rin to die?"